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2000Final results

2000 election for Colorado Senate District 28

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Bruce E. Cairns (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Borquez (D) by 8.7 points.

Bruce E. CairnsRepublican · winner
52.6%21,612
43.9%18,040
3.4%1,397
41,049 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+32.01984R+13.61992R+14.91996R+8.72000D+10.72004D+25.12008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Bruce E. Cairns (R)Robert Borquez (D)

Also on the ballot: Stephen J. Dreiling (Libertarian), 3.4%